Congo: Political detainees in legal limbo
Congo: Political detainees in legal limbo
Index AI: AFR 22/003/2006Date de publication: 13 décembre 2006
Catégories: Congo, Afrique, Afrique centrale
In this document Amnesty International urges the Congolese authorities to respect Congo's own laws and comply with the international human rights treaties Congo has ratified. The organization again calls on the Congolese authorities to ensure that all detainees' fair trial rights are fully protected, including the right to be informed promptly of any charges and the right to trial within a reasonable time or release from detention. This report refers to reports of torture and ill-treatment in custody of four men accused of involvement in trafficking arms and cases of detention without charge or trial.